Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brocen, pp. of for-brecan.

broken

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broken, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 30; Gen. 698;

for-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-lét, p. of for-lǽtan.

left

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left, Cd. 70; Th. 84, 29; Gen. 1405;

for-speón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-speón, p. of for-spanan.

seduced

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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;

bil-wit

(adj.)

mild

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mild, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 4; Gen. 856

ge-cwyþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwyþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-cweðan.

speaks

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speaks,Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627;

geongerdóm

(n.)

subjection

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subjection, Cd. 14; Th. 18, 3; Gen. 267

cursumbor

(n.)
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[Cf..]

eiseg

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Add: cf. eislic = egislic, Hpt. Gl. 517, 37

ge-wesan

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Add: cf. ymb; I. 3 d; ge-wesness

metod-sceaft

(n.)
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Cf. fram-sceaft

syl-weg

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cf. syll)

þeód-guma

Grammar
þeód-guma, For 'A chief man ... great man' substitute: A member of a þeód (v. þeód; I a),
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Cf. dryht-guma

un-gecoplic

Grammar
un-gecoplic, l. -cóp-.
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Add: The original Latin is: Lites cum importunis

un-wrenc

Grammar
un-wrenc, <b>; I.</b>
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Unwren[ce] fraude, An. Ox. 56, 85. Add

yfel-dónd

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Add:: Cf. gód-dónd, and see next word

mealt

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cf. Icel. maltr bitter to taste)

un-wundod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wundod, adj.

Not wounded

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Not wounded,Cd. Th. 12, 10; Gen. 183

hearm-plega

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-plega, an; m.

Strife

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Strife, Cd. 90; Th. 114, 2; Gen. 1898

cneów-rím

(n.)

progeny

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progeny Cd. 52; Th. 65, 13; Gen. 1065

sóþ-cweden

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cweden, adj.

True-spoken ⬩ speaking truly ⬩ veracious

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True-spoken (cf. fair-spoken), speaking truly, veracious

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